The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-16
THE ORE PRODUCERS.
An Important Step Taken
Last Evening.
Taken
PLEDGES AND RESOLUTIONS
An Organization, Rightly Conducted
That VIII Prove of Great Bene.
fit to Miners.

quite large number OF gentlemen
interested in the mining industry of
Utah, met at the Chamber of Commerce
last night to hear the report of the COM
mittee which had been previously
appointed to draft resolutions.
Among those present were noticed
A. Neidringhaus F. A. Mitcehner. f.
NJ. Bishop, W. A. Stanton, R. N.
Baskin. Frank Foote, NJ. II. Walker,
John Cunnington, W. G. NJ. Steward, &.
]. leighton. W. G. VanHorne, George
Cullen, Charles Brooks, W. F. James,
John S. Combrie, J. E. Dooley, W. T.
Cotton and others. J. E. Dooley acted
as chairman, and W. 6. VanHorne as
secretary.
The following resolutions, reported by
the committee were then adopted.
We, the undersigned, residents of
Utah, and deeply interested in her pros
perity, and particularly interested in
the advancement and protection of her
mining industry, hereby resolve our
selves into an association to be called
the Utah Ore Producers Association.
Its objects shall be the better protec-
ton of ore producers and the advance
ment of the mining interests of Utah.
In pursuance of this, we pledge our
selves:
To stand by and patronize such re-
duction works as will meet US on fair
terms and half way in adjusting the
and the smelter, so that we may obtain
a fair share of the profits of our ores.
We pledge our support to independ-
eQt mDlers and 6SsaVers
We pledge ourselve to patron
ize the railroad that gives the
fairest rates on our ores and
bullion, and which adjusts its rates in
way to place us upon an equality-the
location being considered with the
! miners and smelters of other territories
and states.
To use our best endeavors, in eonjunc-
ton with the people of other mining
territories and states, to ward off the
legislation which threatens to place lead
ores on the free list and in the same
connection to use our best endeav0rs to
protect and defend theinterests IF silver,
to extend the coinage to the maximum
allowed by law, and to repeal the alien
land law, so far as it affects the mining
interests.
We pledge ourselves by all reasonable
knowledge of the immense mineral re-
sources of this region, and to try to make
clear the advantages which this region
offers for the Investment of capital.
In case no fair arrangement stall be
made with existing smelters, we pledge
ourselves to cooperate with any citizen
or firm that will Immediately
undertake to erect, convenient to this
point, perfect and extensive reduction
and refining works, for the treatment of
the multiplied minerals of this region,
and agree to reduce ores at a reasonable
price.
The officers shall be president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer, and
an executive committee of nine mem
bers, to be elected by the association.
The executive committee shall have
power to fill vacancies in their mum ser.
The president shall preside at all
meetings, and have the casting vote in
case Of tie. He shall be also, cr ofciO,
member Of the executive committee.
The vice president shall, in the alb
senCe of the president. preside, and
have the casting vote in case of tie, in
all meetings OF the association, and
shall likewise be, ca ofcio, a member of
the executive committee. The sec
rotary shall keep the records
of the association, and prepare
such : matter for publication as
shall be deemed advisable to publish.
The treasurer shall keep the monies of
the association, and distribute them on
the order OF the president or vice -presi-
dent, countersigned by the secretary.
The executive committee shall made
terms with smelters and railroads, shall
gather information regarding the Ter
ritory and the business OF mining.
shall, in short, be the working force of
the association, but shall not bind the
association in any important contract
without the approval of majority of
the members of the association.
The association may, at any meeting,
by majority vote, change or add to
these articles.
The following officers were then
elected: President, W. F. James vice
president, J. E. Dooley; secretary, W.
G. Van Horne; treasurer, w. F. Cotton
The committee appointed to draft the
resolutions was made the executive
committee. Over twenty signatures to
the resolutions and agreements were OBJ
tanned. The meeting then adjourned